Sample-holder or samplegraph



J. Al MCCRIMMON.

SAMPLE HOLDER 0R SAMPLEGRAPH.

APPLICATION FILED oc. 27. 1919.

1,331,073D Patented Feb. 17,1920.

Snom/woz JOI-IN A. MQCRIMMON, OF GARFIELD, UTAH.

SAMPLE-HOLDER 0R SAMPLEGRAPH.

Application led October 27, 1919.

To all whom t may concern.'

VBe it known ,that I, JOHN A. MGCRIM- MON, a citizen of the United States, residin at Gareld, -in the county of Salt Lake and State of Utah, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sample-Holders or Samplegraphs, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

In dry goods stores or dry goods depart ments of department stores, there are losses in giving samples of various dry goods to customers, not only a waste of material but also there is somewhat of a loss in the proiits to the proprietor of the store. This frequently occurs, owing to the customers asking for a sample of a bolt of goods. A sample is cut olf, then another customer will purchase so much of the same goods, in which case the clerk will give an over measurement of the goods, to make up for the sample previously cut olf. In the end the proprietor will lose a certain amount of the profits owing to the giving away of the samples, since it is necessary to make it up to those who purchase a piece of the dry goods.

It is the aim of the present invention to overcome these inconveniences and prevent losses of certain -amount of the profits, and to eliminate the cutting of samples from the bolt ofgoods, which has also been found to be a trouble, since it requires the taking down of the bolt of goods, unfolding the same and cuttingv from the bolt.

In order to carry out the aim of the invention, a sample holder or samplegraph is provided, including means whereby a strip of dry goods may be supported, so that the strip ofdry goods may be pulled out partially, and a sample cut, without in any way disturbing the main bolt of dry goods.

Furthermore it is the aim to provide a holder or samplegraph, wherein a frame is included and adapted to be held or enveloped in a casing, which is inserted between the bolt of goods and the board on which the goods is wrapped, there being an opening in one of the end pieces of the frame, through which a part of the strip sample may protrude, so as to be grasped, whereby the strip sample may be withdrawn and a portion cut off, thereby saving the trouble and expense of cutting from the main bolt of goods.

A still furthergobject of the invention consists in the provision of means Vcarried by Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 17, 1920.

Serial No. 333,765.

the casing (in which the frame is enveloped) with a beveled end, so that the casing may be easily and quickly inserted between the folded bolt of goods and the board.

An additional object of the invention resides in the provision of a price card display edge or plate on one end of the frame having spaces, on which the lot number, the date'of purchase of the goods, from whom bought, and the price per yard may be printed or written.

While the design and construction at present illustrated and set forth is deemed preferable, it isobvious that as a result of a reduction of the invention to a more practical form for commercial purposes,the invention may be susceptible to changes, and the right to these changes is claimed, provided they are comprehended within the scope Of what is claimed.

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts, as will be hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed.

In the drawings Figure l is a perspective view of a bolt of dry goods, showing the improved sample holder or samplegraph as applied thereto.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail view of the holder and a portion of the holder.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view through the holder on line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail view of the frame, on the rollers of which a strip sample is arranged, adapted to be drawn, when it is desired to give a customer a sample, and

Fig. 5 is a detail view of one end of the frame, showing' a celluloid piece on one of the end pieces 3 of the frame, so that data relating'to the lot number and the price of the goods may be washed off.

Referring more especially to the drawings l designates a frame, which is preferably rectangular, though not necessarily, and may be constructed of any suitable sheet metal, preferably steel. This frame comprises longitudinal side and end pieces 2 and 3,

A suitable roller 4 has its pintles mounted in bearings of the sides 2 of the frame near one end thereof. The additional rollers 5 and 6 are mounted in the frame, and have their pintles engaging bearings 7 of the sides of the frame near the opposite end thereof. One of the front pieces 3 is provided with an elongated slot 8, through which the strip sample may extend partially, so as to be grasped, whereby the strip sample may be pulled out for the purpose of cutting olf. a sample. The end piece 8 having a 'slot 8 is wide enough, to make provision for the spaces 9, 10, 11 and 12, on which may be printed the lot number, the date of purchase of the bolt of goods, from whom bought, and the price of the goods per yard, as indicated in the drawings.

'Ihe strip sample. is rstinserted through the elongated slot 8 of one of the front pieces 3 of the rectangular frame, under the roller 4f of the holder or samplegraph, eX- tending to the other end and passed under and over, and in engagement with the roller 6. yThe strip sample is extended to the end having the slitted end piece 8, and again into engagement with the roller 1i. The strip sample is then extended and vpassed under and over and into engagement with the roller 5, leaving the end of the strip sample in a position between the ends of the casing. The strip sample is positioned on said rollers, so that its other end may protrude slightly beyond the slot in one of the front pieces, so as to be easily grasped by the clerk, in order that a sample may be cut therefrom.

The frame when in use is inserted in a casing 13, which may be constructed of any suitable material, preferably tin or the like, and made to conform to the frame. In fact the casing 13 envelops the frame, excepting one of the end pieces, which is left exposed, so that the lot number, price of the goods, and the like may be easily seen. The end piece 3 carrying the lot number and the price of the goods is extended downwardly so as to contact with one of the edges of the open end of the casing, to limit the frame in its movement into the casing. rIhe end 14 of the casing is closed, and is beveled, as indicated, so as to facilitate the insertion of the casing between the goods and the board on which the goods is wrapped. In fact the casing may be inserted, by the beveled end wedging between the goods and the board. It is obvious that every bolt of goods, when put up and shipped to theretailers may be equipped with a sample holder or samplegraph,` and when the clerks of the stores place the goods on sale,the lot number, date of purchase and from whom bought, and the price may be written on the display end of the casing. However the sample holder or samplegraph may be made separate, and

sold to the proprietors of stores and the like,

and in this case'the endpiece which is designed to Vcarry the lot number and price and other data, may be supplied with a celluloid piece, as indicated in Fig. 5, so that after a bolt of goods has been consumed, the data previously used on the display card may be washed off, and other data written thereon, so that the sample holder or samplegraph may be used repeatedly. Also where the proprietors have a number of sample holders or samplegraphs on hand, the wholesalers when sending their supplies of bolts of goods, may send also sample strips, which can bewrapped about the sample holders or samplegraphs, and then theV holders or samplegraphs may be inserted in the various bolts of goods. n Y

One of the pieces 3 or the'eelluloid piece in Fig. 5 is provided with openings or apertures 16 to receive fastening means whereby the sample holderor samplegraph4 may be securedto the board on which the bolt of goods is wrapped. VThe sample holder or samplegraph vmay be secured to the board 1n any other suitable manner, or aspreviously stated, it may be simply inserted between the goods yand the board and` held therein by friction between the goods and `the board.

The invention having been set forth, what is claimed as new and useful isz-- In a sample holder for bolts of dry goods, the combination with an elongated rectangular frame comprising a bottom, longitudinal side and end flanges, one end iange having an elongated slot andprovided with. a depending part to contain data pertaining to the dry goods to be carried in the frame, of rotatable supporting means journaled in the side pieces of the frame for the support of a sample strip, which passes backward Vand forward on the supporting means and having one end passing through the elongated slot of one of the end pieces of the frame,

Vand a rigid casing corresponding to and adapted for the reception of the frame with the exception of the slotted end piece, one end of the casing being wedge shaped to facilitate the insertion of the casing betweeny the dry goods and the board on which thev goods are wrapped, the wall ofthe casing having a bend adjacent where thev wall merges into the wedge shaped portion, said bend and the depending part of the slotted end piece acting to limit the frame in its insertion in the casing. y,

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature. Y.

JOHN A. MCCRIMMON. 

